Congress Hears Roosevelt Message After McKinley Death
Washington lawmakers gave intense attention to President Roosevelt's first message as they praised the tragic McKinley death and debated a joint committee from House and Senate to express national sorrow. The House appointed a 50 member panel from each state. the Senate adopted a similar plan and adjourned after honoring McKinley and Roosevelt's address.
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Underwood Named Minor Member Of Rules Committee
Henderson selects Representative Underwood of Birmingham district for the House rules committee. The panel includes Speaker Dalzell of Pennsylvania Grosvenor of Ohio Richardson of Tennessee and Underwood replacing Bailey of Texas. The Alabama member earns the tribute for parliamentary ability and focus on House business.
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Texas In the Last Congress This [¢ A High Tribute To Mr. Underwood
Terrell Argues Minder Case Before Supreme Court
Attorney General Terrell and John R oper argued the Minder case before the Supreme Court today, advanced ahead of the Carter case at the urging of Georgia lawyers. Col Terrell departed for Atlanta as the decision date remains uncertain.
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South Wins Millions by Advance in Cotton
New York dispatch reports the government cotton crop estimate for 1901-02 at 9,674,000 bales, fueling a markets rise in New Orleans and New York. Analysts note record low bale weight and a tightened supply, with 9.4 million expected usable bales and prices likely to rise further to balance demand.
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Roosevelt Message Stirs Markets Across Europe
London papers summarize Roosevelt's first message to Congress with mixed views. Rothschild calls it statesmanlike, fearing reciprocity may threaten English protection, while German press notes a mild market thrill and stock shifts as trusts and immigration concerns are discussed.
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Inquiry proposed into Maclay navy history charges against Schley
Representative Williams introduced a resolution for a congressional committee to investigate the history of the Navy by E S Maclay and the charges against Rear Admiral Schley. The resolution asks whether proof sheets were shown to Crowninshield and Samson and approved, and seeks guidance for House action based on the findings.
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Rural delivery in Lowndes county Georgia
Rural free delivery to Valdosta Lowndes county Georgia begins February 1 with one carrier William Studstry route 26 miles population 501 students etc. Cat Creek Lime post offices to be served. Postmasters named George W Taylor at Davis Coffee county and Burrell C Kea at Erre Emanuel county. Four Purdue students escape quarantine from smallpox guard after Failor patient incident.
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Roanoke Arrives in Distress After Months Missing
Honolulu reports the Roanoke, a large wooden sailing ship, finally reached port 162 days out from Norfolk bound for San Francisco. Fire in the coal cargo damaged the vessel. First Officer Moxon crawled through the hold to locate the fire and efforts to reach safety continued as the ship faced rising water and worsening conditions.
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Representative Dick Pushes Vote Rights Investigation
Representative Dick of Ohio introduces a resolution calling for a general investigation into denial and abridgment of the right to vote in certain states. It seeks to report the proportion of eligible male citizens twenty one years old denied or abridged the vote, excluding those who participated in the rebellion or committed crimes.
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Brownlow Tops House With 252 Bills and Resolutions
Washington December 3 The flood of bills in the House keeps clerks busy all day and night as Representative Brownlow of Tennessee leads with 252 measures. Proposed by Mr Bellamy aim to modify banking law, wood pulp duty, and printed page duties. Grosvenor proposes simplified pension laws and park protections at Chickamauga and Chattanooga. Moon seeks a territorial form of government for the Indian Territory to create the territory of Jefferson.
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Logan Iron and Steel strike over colored foreman
Fifty Logan Iron and Steel Co workers quit over the appointment of a colored foreman. More colored workers were brought to the scrap yard this morning but the white millmen refused to work with the iron handled by the new foreman. Serious clashes between white and Black workers are feared in Lewiston Pennsylvania.
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Street Car Dives Into Hudson River Tragedy
During a snow storm a trolley car in Poughkeepsie plunged into the Hudson River. One passenger, B Baruth of New York, drowned. The other escapees included several named locals and officials, though the report is fragmented and some names are unclear.
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Treasure Secret Held by Atlanta Man Finds Hidden South American Treasure
An Atlanta man named H Emerson at 18 Marietta street claims a buried treasure of gold silver and jewels in a South American site. He shows charts and says capital is sought via The New York Herald to fund the search and share the winnings.
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Prominent citizens seek return of stolen federal funds
Local leaders meet to plan asking Congress for the return of about 3100,000,08 taken from the South by the federal government. The city council wrangles with street railway talks ending without results. The city charter bill sits on the table in the Senate while preparations for the regular city election proceed.
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Recovery of Bilhop Action in Port to the South
A brief note states that Bilhops are to be recovered and activated in a southern port context. The fragmentary text hints at steps toward reopening or reactivating Bilhops operations in the port area. The exact entities and dates are unclear from the OCR snippet.
Southern money drive aims to reclaim cotton tax and captured assets
At a meeting in the Prudential Building, prominent Georgians launched a movement to recover more than 100 million dollars said to be wrongfully taken from the South during Reconstruction. A seven member committee drafted a memorial to Congress and will seek state support to demand a federal refund of the cotton tax and seized property funds. The plan rests on claims of illegality and aims to secure bulk repayment through the Georgia legislature and capitol lobbying.
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